Ore-gone (21-7 against non 1-2 seeds)

[tower912]

1.  M*A*S*H* unit out there.  Long year, lots of minutes, lots of guys gutting it out.   Some moron said this team had no heart.   
2.  Cain has so much potential.   A couple of glaring holes in his game at the moment.  Hands.  Passing.
3.  Officiating did affect the outcome.    In this game, MU literally could not play defense without getting called for fouling.    Very frustrating.  The record will show that MU gave up 92 points.    MU played much better than that when it still mattered. 
4.  The first half was a clinic.  Thank you, Oregon, for pressing.   
5.  The extra practices are paying off for the freshmen.    All had really good moments today.   
6.  Is it possible that Marquette is actually a pretty good team, just not strong enough, with all of the young guys, to physically compete in the Big East.   Just want to toss that out there. 
7.   Beat Penn State!

[1SE]

Fun to see the offense clicking while it worked.

I like our freshman a lot. Especially John. He's going to be a phenomenal 4-year player.

I don't understand how you can be 5'11", a D1 player, and not have the handle of Globetrotter.

[GGGG]

First three quarters were a blast. Lost aggression late but it wasn't ever in doubt.

Great crowd really got them going early. Should be fun with the students back this week.

[1SE]

First three quarters were a blast. Lost aggression late but it wasn't ever in doubt.

Great crowd really got them going early. Should be fun with the students back this week.

If MUBB Brass really cared about winning (instead of $$) we'd play every home game in the Al.

[GGGG]

If MUBB Brass really cared about winning (instead of $$) we'd play every home game in the Al.

That's just silly.

[GoldenZebra]

If MUBB Brass really cared about winning (instead of $$) we'd play every home game in the Al.

You cannot be serious.

[1SE]

That's just silly.

Of course it's silly, bu what's Nova's record at the Pav over the past 15 years? Like 204-3? Al would be a nightmarish place to play.

[GGGG]

Of course it's silly, bu what's Nova's record at the Pav over the past 15 years? Like 204-3? Al would be a nightmarish place to play.

And arena probably more than twice the size of the Al.

[nyg]

Of course it's silly, bu what's Nova's record at the Pav over the past 15 years? Like 204-3? Al would be a nightmarish place to play.

and MU would be broke....Move on from this hypothesis, crazy talk. 

[DUNKS45]

1.  M*A*S*H* unit out there.  Long year, lots of minutes, lots of guys gutting it out.   Some moron said this team had no heart.   
2.  Cain has so much potential.   A couple of glaring holes in his game at the moment.  Hands.  Passing.
3.  Officiating did affect the outcome.    In this game, MU literally could not play defense without getting called for fouling.    Very frustrating.  The record will show that MU gave up 92 points.    MU played much better than that when it still mattered. 
4.  The first half was a clinic.  Thank you, Oregon, for pressing.   
5.  The extra practices are paying off for the freshmen.    All had really good moments today.   
6.  Is it possible that Marquette is actually a pretty good team, just not strong enough, with all of the young guys, to physically compete in the Big East.   Just want to toss that out there. 
7.   Beat Penn State!

Great assessment Tower, thanks

[chapman]

Of course it's silly, bu what's Nova's record at the Pav over the past 15 years? Like 204-3? Al would be a nightmarish place to play.

The Pavillion is nearly twice as big as the Al.  Even Carnesecca Arena is 50% larger. 

Villanova managed to only lose one home game all year while playing at the Wells Fargo Center all year, since they're just good at basketball.

[1SE]

And arena probably more than twice the size of the Al.

It's only like 6,500. And about 2,000 of those seats have obstructed views.

A close second would be to reserve the first three rows all around the court of the FoxConn Sports Viewing Palace for students. Who needs Cameron Crazies when we could have Wojo Wackies?

[tower912]

I pointed out Mike Jakubowski to my son.   I told him that I had a bunch of classes with Mike and worked at WMUR with him.   My 11 year old says "Wow, he looks a lot older than you, dad."     The boy will be getting a bonus in this week's allowance. 

[connie]

If MUBB Brass really cared about winning (instead of $$) we'd play every home game in the Al.

Somebody's St. Pat's Day celebration is in extra innings.

[chapman]

Thought we'd be out of fumes heading into this one.  Awesome to see we had 30 minutes of great ball in us.  Hope there's enough in the tank with the 48 hour turnaround.  Sam's a tough dude; we still need him even at...I'll call it 30%.  Let's avoid the whistle happy refs in the next one.

[tower912]

If MUBB Brass really cared about winning (instead of $$) we'd play every home game in the Al.

So, MU should get a higher rate of return on amount spent on the men's basketball program.    One possible solution you offer is to severely curtail said revenue.      Ok. 

[mileskishnish72]

Agree with your points, as usual, especially with the comments on Jamal and the refs (there was one foul on Theo that they called almost before the Oregon player had caught the ball - and at least 2 on Matt were totally bogus).

Have to add a comment on Rowsey. He is just totally a pisser - LOVED the smile after the fake/360 and buried 3. Good games for Matt, Theo, and Sacar, as well as Greg. Sam is clearly not right and sucking it up. If we didn't have him, I don't know what the press would have done.

Does Harry playing indicate a future for him in MKE?

Wanted a chance to whack the Domers, but investigating chances to get to NYC widweek.

[jsglow]

I just want to give a shout out to Sammy and Greg.  Be the are about 60% and played with tremendous heart today. No doubt this team wants everything they can get this March.

[mu_hilltopper]

Sir Larry gave me his row 4 seats as he wasn't in town .. besides watching the Western Michigan NIT game, I don't think I've ever had better seats, 30 feet from the hoop.

First observation - The Al is loud.  Not sure about the rafters, but down low, it's as loud as any 19,000 Bradley Center game.  How players can even communicate is amazing.

Second - It amazed me to see all the hacking, pushing, shoving, whacking that goes uncalled by the refs.  That they "only" called 49 fouls is amazing -- and utterly stupid.    In the same vein that they could call 100 fouls, they could also call 20 and just let the kids play, it looked that random.

Great win, great venue.  Tuesday is my birthday, MU is getting me a W.

[nyg]

The refs were sort of poor today, but one of MU's fault's all year is foul trouble every game.  Today, when Markus got number 5, it forced Sam back on the court to help with the press.  That didn't work out too good because the kid can hardly run.  The extra bench time with a 20 point lead would have helped.

Today was the day I realized the potential of Jamal Cain.  He went up for two rebounds and I believe his head was near the rim.  He has a nice shooting stroke.  Of course he needs to put on some weight, but if he can cure his hands of stone, stop getting bit nervous when he gets a pass (moves those feet) and works on dribbling/passing skills, he will see substantial time next year.  Those are things a player can actually work on and improve. 

[WarriorFan]

it almost hurts to watch Hauser as he guts it out.  Kudos to him.  Can he make it 3 more games?

I do suggest that the team practice running and dribbling at the same time between now and the next game.  if anyone would just press us from start to finish it would be 75-0.

[GGGG]

it almost hurts to watch Hauser as he guts it out.  Kudos to him.  Can he make it 3 more games?

I do suggest that the team practice running and dribbling at the same time between now and the next game.  if anyone would just press us from start to finish it would be 75-0.

I think we struggled more because we didn't attack it.  When we did in the first half, we went right through it.

If someone wants to press us all game, I'd be fine with that.

[brewcity77]

First observation - The Al is loud.  Not sure about the rafters, but down low, it's as loud as any 19,000 Bradley Center game.  How players can even communicate is amazing.

My buddy ran a little late so we ended up one row off the roof. It was still really loud. I don't remember the BC being that loud since Jake Thomas' and-one three against Syracuse.

I know we won't play home games at the Al, but I think it's worth considering a 10,000 seat venue on campus. We'd have 7 years to raise funds and erect it. Build it to last so MU can keep all the revenue and only use the Silk for big games and weekends.

[GGGG]

My buddy ran a little late so we ended up one row off the roof. It was still really loud. I don't remember the BC being that loud since Jake Thomas' and-one three against Syracuse.

I know we won't play home games at the Al, but I think it's worth considering a 10,000 seat venue on campus. We'd have 7 years to raise funds and erect it. Build it to last so MU can keep all the revenue and only use the Silk for big games and weekends.

Yeah the entire equation may have changed if the new Bucks owners are going to turn the screws rent-wise.

[D'Lo Brown]

The refs were sort of poor today, but one of MU's fault's all year is foul trouble every game.  Today, when Markus got number 5, it forced Sam back on the court to help with the press.  That didn't work out too good because the kid can hardly run.  The extra bench time with a 20 point lead would have helped.

Today was the day I realized the potential of Jamal Cain.  He went up for two rebounds and I believe his head was near the rim.  He has a nice shooting stroke.  Of course he needs to put on some weight, but if he can cure his hands of stone, stop getting bit nervous when he gets a pass (moves those feet) and works on dribbling/passing skills, he will see substantial time next year.  Those are things a player can actually work on and improve.

He has a very wiry frame, he is actually pretty muscle-y already when you look at him. I think he will put on some weight for sure but he's always going to be a wiry guy (sorry IDK how else to put it). I think normal seasoning will do just fine with him, he just needs to keep working hard, play within the system, and pick up on the nuances. He exceeded my expectations this season, for sure.

GE is the one that really needs to hit the weights, in my mind.